turning away

Example Sentences

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Following recent breaches, it said traffic lights would be in operation on the bridge from Wednesday night and for the duration of Urdd Eisteddfod, with operatives turning away vehicles which are over the weight limit.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Some health facilities are turning away patients with other serious diseases to focus on the influx of Ebola cases, local health officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Some borrowers are still buying, but turning away from 30-year fixed loans, Broeksmit noted.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

But goaltender Carter Hart was stellar, turning away 17 shots before Sennecke got one past at 11:23 of the second.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“It’s three fifteen in the morning,” Dad grumbles, turning away from me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer